"like all things in life, you get what you pay for"

Not true though is it? When we signed Peter Thorne we paid for Michael Owen, but got Bill Owen.

Posted By: Kelly Monteith on January 16th 2007 at 10:23:44

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"like all things in life, you get what you pay for" (NCFC) - Kelly Monteith, Jan 16, 10:23:44
- Paid nothing for Thorne and ended up with a player worth nothing (NCFC) - Ben, Jan 16, 10:40:23
  - Paid 975k for Beckford and (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jan 16, 10:49:42
    - I wonder if the club will give our scout a long service reward... (NCFC) - Ben, Jan 16, 11:04:20
      - Chief scout changed in 2001 (NCFC) - trt354, Jan 16, 11:33:20
        
        Fleck aside, Stringer's most expensive signings weren't his best. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 16, 11:38:49
      - I reckon i could do a god job as a scout for the club (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 16, 11:08:09
- I'd love to see Thorne sliding down the side of a hill in a tin bath. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 16, 10:37:13
  - When you say hill, do you really mean (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 16, 10:40:15
    - No no, nothing like that, just an average North Peaks hill, with grass (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jan 16, 10:43:08
      - All drawn by the artists who used to do the Famous Five covers (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Jan 16, 10:45:23
- I felt we paid for Gary Owen and got David Owen. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 16, 10:25:28
- What did we get with Louis Jean? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 16, 10:25:12
  - Off the top of my head (NCFC) - Kelly Monteith, Jan 16, 10:27:07
    - We didn't pay for Thorne btw (NCFC) - pants, Jan 16, 10:27:51
      - I feel really ashamed now (NCFC) - Kelly Monteith, Jan 16, 10:30:51
      - He doesn't "play" for free, Himmers! (n/m) (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jan 16, 10:28:29
        
        We still didn't pay for hiim (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 16, 10:30:32
        
        If we go up this season we will owe Cardiff 200k!! (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 16, 10:32:58
        
        oh bugger (NCFC) - pants, Jan 16, 10:34:39
        
        Never gonna happen is it!!! ha ha (n/m) (NCFC) - DiscoDaleGordon, Jan 16, 10:36:44
        
        I've paid heavily in loss of my anger-management skills in watching him. (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Jan 16, 10:32:13
  - About 170 mins ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Snakey, Jan 16, 10:26:11

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